Business shows support by helping out officers working during the funeral for Officer Matthew Gerald.

Business leads effort to feed, hydrate officers in Baton Rouge working during funeral

Business shows support by helping out officers working during the funeral for Officer Matthew Gerald.

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Updated: 6:39 PM CDT Jul 22, 2016

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WEBVTT REPORTER KELSEY DAVIS CONTINUESOUR TEAM COVERAGE.KELSEY: IT HAS BEEN A TOUGH WEEKFOR THE CITY OF THAT ROUGE AFTERLAST WEEK'S AMBUSH-STYLESHOOTING TOOK HE LIVES OF THREEOFFICERS, BUT THE COMMUNITIESPUT TOGETHER TO MAKE SURE THEYGET THROUGH TOUGH TIMES.I MET MR. GLENN READ TODAY, ANDHE TOLD ME IT WAS IMPORTANT TOBE PART OF THE PROCESS.WHAT DID YOU DO TO MAKE SURE YOUWERE PART OF THE PROCESS? >> WE RESPECT OUR LAW OFFICERS,SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT, AND STATETROOPERS.THEY ARE HAVING A FUNERAL TODAYACROSS THE STREET FROM THEASSOCIATED BUILDING CONTRACTORS,WHICH WE ARE IN MEMBER OF AND IAM THE CHAIRMAN OF THIS YEAR, SOWE WANTED TO DO SOMETHING THISYEAR.WE SET UP OUR TENTS.ABC BROUGHT SOME BISCUITS THISMORNIN TO HELP OUR OFFICERS ANDJUST SHOW RESPECT.I KNOW SUNDAY MORNING WHEN WEGOT THE NEWS, I WAS WALKING INTOCHURCH, AND WE HAD A SPECIALPRAYER FOR OUR OFFICERS AND ALLAND IT WAS JUST A SAD DAY.WE WANT TO DO ALL WE CAN FOR OURLAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS.IT'S JUST A LITTLE THING WE CANDO FOR THEM JUST TO SHOWAPPRECIATION FOR WHAT THEY DOFOR US.KELSEY: THIS IS KIND OF JUST THEBEGINNING OF THE PROCESS.WHAT DO YOU THINK NEEDS TOHAPPEN FOR THE CITY TO MOVEFORWARD? IT HAS BEEN HARD, TOUGH, TRAGIC,BUT HOW CAN THE STATE MOVEFORWARD? >> WE ALL HAVE TO COME TOGETHER.THE BATON ROUGE COMMUNITY HASALWAYS BEEN -- I LOVE HAVING AGOOD TIME, LOVING PEOPLE.WE JUST NEED TO COME TOGETHERAND HAVE RESPECT FOR ONE ANOTHERAND OUR LAW OFFICERS.WE NEED TO HONOR OUR LORD, ANDTHAT IS WHAT WE CAN COMETOGETHER ON.THE LORD HAS TOLD US TO LOVE ONEANOTHER AND HELP ONE ANOTHER INOUR LIVES HERE ON EARTH, ANDTHAT IS WHAT WE NEED TO DO.WE NEED TO COME TOGETHER ANDLOVE ONE ANOTHER.KELSEY: THANK YOU.MR. GLENN TELLS ME THEY MIGHT BEAT SOME OF THE OTHER FUNERALSLATER THIS WEEK DEPENDING ON THENEED.

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Business leads effort to feed, hydrate officers in Baton Rouge working during funeral

Business shows support by helping out officers working during the funeral for Officer Matthew Gerald.